Colten Moore is a six-time X Games medalist and a pioneer in the
world of extreme sports. He has competed and performed around the
world but will always consider his native Texas home. He lives in
suburban Dallas.
Keith O’Brien is an award-winning journalist. His work has appeared
in publications such as the New York Times Magazine, Slate, and on
NPR. He is the author of Outside Shot, a book chronicling the power
and meaning of basketball in rural Kentucky.
“Far more than astory of sports—this is a brilliant slice of
American life, a classic tale of acouple of good old boys who dared
to fly, dared to dream big, and paid aterrible price. Catching the
Sky is a white-knuckle ride you’llnever forget.”
*author of Luckiest Man*
"From the first page of Catching the Sky to the last, I thoughtthe
Moore brothers and everyone around them were stone crazy. But the
story isso well told that I couldn’t stop reading, and by the end,
even I—a totalskeptic—could see a flash of nobility in the crazy
urge to fly a snowmobile."
*author of To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Race for
Flight*
"Watching the X Games is a little bit like reading Catching the
Sky. Once you start, it's hard to stop. Journalist Keith O'Brien
pulls a story out of snowmobiler Colten Moore that is filled with
brisk tension, real emotion and heart-stopping action."
*author of The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the
Incredible Rivalry that Built America's Fi*
“More sophisticated than readers might expect, [it’s] an early
contender for 2016’s top sports books.”
*Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)*
“With skill and courage, soaring through the air on snarling
machines, the Moore brothers would travel from the hardscrabble
Texas flatlands to international renown and riches. Set in an era
of high-stakes sports as entertainment, their story is a parable
for our times. With crisp, evocative writing, Catching the Sky
captures their wins and losses with heart and grace, and leaves one
with the utmost concern over the consequences of the terrible risks
they take.”
*author of Bird Dream: Adventures at the Extremes of Human
Flight*
“I didn’t know anything about snowmobiling before I read Catching
the Sky—but we all know about family, personal tragedy, and
redemption. True, the Moore brothers are more courageous—or
crazier, take your pick—than most of us, but Colten’s dream is
everyone’s dream: ‘To live the life I wanted.’ It’s hard not to
admire Colten’s determination to do exactly that—and it’s hard to
put down Catching the Sky. Keith O’Brien can flat-out write.”
*author of the New York Times bestseller Endzone: The Rise, Fall
and Return of Michiga*
"At turns turns uplifting, exhilarating, tragic and
triumphant."
*Dallas Morning News*
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